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So I've been trying to do euphorbia fire sticks cuttings for the past few months. I basically cut off some stalks of the fire sticks and let it dry for a week then I stuck it some high pumice soil. Then I stuck it in garage next to a window with filtered light and spritzed/sprayed it with water about every 1-3 days. Not really sure why they aren't taking to cuttings/ rooting It seems like they're just drying out. Is it because they are dormant? Its been like 65-70 degs and lows of 55 degs here in Los angeles |
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It's the wrong time of year for Euphorbia cuttings. The best time is in the spring. I would think you would be lucky if you can keep them from rotting until spring when they will root. |
- Posted by kaktuskris 6 NH (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Dec 30, 13 at 22:56
I took a cutting of 'Firesticks" a few years back in Florida during a visit, and tried rooting in winter, out of necessity, and it is a thriving plant now. So it can be done, just not as easily. On the other hand, had a cutting of the green variety of E. tirucalli from the previous year's visit to Florida which never rooted. Christopher |
- Posted by grabmebymyhandle 6 Kentucky (My Page) on Tue, Dec 31, 13 at 17:11
Root them in pure dry sand, skip the mist! It is the wrong season but that should only slow them from rooting, not prevent it, in my experience. |
- Posted by hijole 9 Sunny California (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Tue, Dec 31, 13 at 17:56
Yorkster, Same here I've cut and cut during these cold winter months and have even cut and planted in the ground immediately and PRESTO! Roots are no problem, Of course I'm in zone 9 in Calif. but hey it's been down to @ 28` out here some nights. And what I've always heard about these guy's is that they thrive on abuse. NO WATERING NOT EVEN A MIST. just the cold miosture should be fine and if it rains that's no problem either they love rain water if it happens to rain, But!! don't worry about watering during this time of the year because they can handle the dryness just fine. Greg |
I just stick them in the ground. They root when they are ready. |
ditto |
- Posted by yorkiemiki none (My Page) on Sat, Jan 4, 14 at 0:37
OK so as a lot of you said I think I should leave outside. Most likely planted in ground. thanks! The ones I had in the garage seem to have dried up. I was misting every once in a while and they turned into dry little "twigs" I'm in los angeles near the coast. It's been warm here and dry. Hasn't rained for like 2 weeks or so and been like 70 every day (except today it was cold and foggy hehe) |
- Posted by yorkiemiki 10b / SunsetZone24 (My Page) on Sat, Jan 4, 14 at 0:40
I'm starting to notice the dormancy periods a bit more. Over the summer I tried rooting the senecio blue chalk fingers and they would either dry up or turn into black moldy mush. Now during the winter I stick the blue chalk fingers into some dry soil and they seem to root fairly easily :) |
I think they can be touchy to root. I had quite a few Firesticks cuttings taken from my front yard plant over the years..and then they stopped taking them. I'm sure all died on them. GOOD. On the other hand,I used to just take the all green Pencil tree cuttings and stick them in the ground. Those grew faster then ones rooted in a pot,then put in ground. As I recall,they were much faster growing that way. The 2007 freeze or maybe Gophers or both killed it at 6' and wide. As to "Firesticks" ? I might have stuck one or two in a pot...and they died fast. Your best bet might be pure perlite,some watering of course,and a cold frame/hot sunny window to get them started. |
Also,that freeze that killed the all green? Only tip frosted 'Firesticks'. Is Firesticks hardier? or was something else as I said like gophers, at work? I cant say for sure. Firesticks made it this year with no protection whatsoever. But, a potted green Pencil tree did also. 2013 was dry. 2007, wasn't so dry. Maybe a factor. |
- Posted by lizzynola 10 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Fri, Apr 4, 14 at 22:19
I am wonders the same thing IF the cuttings will take or not. Can I plant them into the garden "as is", or do I have to plant in a pot until it roots, then plant in the garden? Any help is appreciated. |
- Posted by hijole 9 Sunny California (email@example.com) on Fri, Apr 4, 14 at 23:22
Lizzy, These are one of my favorites, they are so colorful and turn all kinds of wonderful shades and add to your cacti & succulent garden, I like it also because it DEMANDS so much attention Ive had people walking by say, "it looks like a salt water fish tank garden" need I say anything else. Ive cut and planted to planted this in the ground immediately & waited a few days No difference was noticed, Although Im sure location is everything, Im in zone 9 sunny Calif. Greg |
- Posted by lizzynola 10 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sat, Apr 5, 14 at 3:19
Hi Greg, I, too, am in sunny California. Your plants look absolutely beautiful!!!! How long did it take for the cuttings to grow to this size? Tomorrow I am going to dig the hole, add some cactus soil and mix in with garden dirt, and pray for the best! Thanks for posting the photo. Lizzy |
- Posted by wantonamara 8bTx (My Page) on Sat, Apr 5, 14 at 9:02
This plant is fairly forgiving. I would make sure your plants have drainage even though I lived on the windward side of Hawaii and it was planted in clay and it i did fine. I was on a hill. I just stuck a LARGE branch in the ground. I let cut surfaces seal over before planting now but I don't know if it is necessary with this. |
- Posted by plantomaniac08 8 (My Page) on Sat, Apr 5, 14 at 10:23
I broke a piece off of mine by mistake last year (it was in the summer though) and didn't even bother to let it dry before sticking it in the pot. It did develop roots, but my experience is they're not fast root growers, so patience is a key. Even after a couple months, I only had about an inch of root growth. But, it did take. I didn't find it all that difficult to root, but this may just be an uncommon experience. Planto |
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- Posted by hijole 9 Sunny California (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sat, Apr 5, 14 at 10:47
Lizzy, this plant is a fast grower once it's established and that doesnt take to long either. I agree with the other comments also, one thing Ive also learned is that it thrives on abuse, No water tons of Hot sun and even soil can be bad. I would say one could grow this size in 1 year, so fast. Just my experience tho, and also one last thing (WARNING) dont get any of that white milky fluid on your skin 0r eyes. Greg |
I love pencil cactus. Been growing them for about ten years now. Have only ever lost plants to harsh winter weather when I was unable to move them in time. Lr favorite variety is a hybrid form of Tirucalli x stenoclada that I found last year. I recently took some cuttings from a rather hairy one with the main stem twisted downwards and growth trailing along the ground. So hopefully I will see roots in a few weeks. I can tell you based on experience that it is best to get branches that are reasonably fresh. As soon as they stiffen up and start to slow down their growth leaves its time to take it cause those root the easiest and fastest. Old growth can also work as long as it is healthy. |
I love pencil cactus. Been growing them for about ten years now. Have only ever lost plants to harsh winter weather when I was unable to move them in time. Lr favorite variety is a hybrid form of Tirucalli x stenoclada that I found last year. I recently took some cuttings from a rather hairy one with the main stem twisted downwards and growth trailing along the ground. So hopefully I will see roots in a few weeks. I can tell you based on experience that it is best to get branches that are reasonably fresh. As soon as they stiffen up and start to slow down their growth leaves its time to take it cause those root the easiest and fastest. Old growth can also work as long as it is healthy. |
- Posted by yorkiemiki 10b / SunsetZone24 (My Page) on Sun, Apr 6, 14 at 3:52
Just a little update since I originally posted this back in December- A lot of my cuttings died earlier in the winter and just dried up or got whithered away probably due to dormancy. But some of the cuttings that I put in pumice in February took and are now starting to show some growth. Sundewd thanks for tip about getting newer growth for cuttings. |
- Posted by plantomaniac08 8 (My Page) on Sun, Apr 6, 14 at 9:44
Greg, Yeah... my Mom had an 'African Milk Tree' and bumped a leaf off one day. She couldn't figure out where this red blister came from on her arm until she remembered she bumped into that Euphoria. I have to keep an eye on my Mom. :) Planto |
They went into dormancy only because of the short days and cool nights. IF,you want to root anytime of the year,using overhead grow lights of your choice and a heating pad work wonders. |
- Posted by yorkiemiki 10 (My Page) on Sun, Apr 6, 14 at 14:32
Thanks stan for the tip, I didn't realize it's based on light/warmth. I thought there was something innate in the plant that kind of knew what time of year it was lol. So if I were in South Africa on the other side of the earth they would go into dormancy at different times? I should have left them in the full sun because we had a hot warm witner. It was like 75 degrees every day. I had the cuttings in the garage in some pumice. Live and learn. Also thanks for pics hjole |
- Posted by lizzynola 10 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sun, Apr 6, 14 at 20:30
OK! My plants cuttings are in the ground and in a couple of pots. I will see which one get's roots/growth first. One one cuttings I did dip in rooting powder just as a test. |
- Posted by lizzynola 10 (email@example.com) on Mon, Jun 9, 14 at 12:56
Hello all! I am back again with a new photo and wondered if you all think my plants is growing or at least holding on since April. I notice it has a bit of green on the lover side close to the soil which was not there when I planted it. These plants take a long time to decide to "rise" up :) Thx |
- Posted by lizzynola 10 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Jun 9, 14 at 13:00
- Posted by angellilly (My Page) on Mon, Jun 9, 14 at 15:14
I dont know about the colour,perhaps a transitional phase?i have the regular one (the plain green tirucalli) and i found it on the floor of a nursery,the mother plant a few feet away,and i took it (they were going to throw it away,right?).That was in February,i left the cutting alone (didnt plant it)until it was properly callused and a little wrinkly,i potted it up in April and it took one month before it was firmly attached to the soil,another month for me to see new growth.Point is yours may not show signs of growth until you are ready to give up on it.My advice is, leave it alone and it will do the rest! (be careful of your watering though) Helen |
I've tried with cuttings i found on the floor at a store they weren't as big as yours are just about an inch, i cut off a end and stuck IT IN soil, can't tell if it's rooting or NOT. ..or if it's just from cutting off the end *shrugs* I'm so jealous of your plant Greg what i would DO to have a fire stick like yours on my Sun porch, i have a plain green ONE my bf gave ME but i just love the bright colors of these one's, really hope they root. ....goodluck everyone |
- Posted by lizzynola 10 So.Cal (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Wed, Jun 11, 14 at 21:10
Thanks again everyone! With hope :) |
- Posted by lizzynola 10 (email@example.com) on Thu, Sep 25, 14 at 19:18
I just purchase some cuttings off ebay and from what I read before it didn't matter what time you planted it would grow. I hope so as I have them in gritty soil and only a little water to start. I'll be sure to report back with any results of good or bad. I really like these and hope I can get 1 of the 7 cuttings to grow. Dave |
- Posted by lizzynola 10 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Fri, Oct 3, 14 at 2:33
Dave, I agree, they are really beautiful! I don't understand why it has taken all these months for it to start growing. I planted it in the right sun srea in the yard. Good luck with yours, and please do show photos of the progress. |
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09 Sep 2012 | #11 |
Just to throw in my two pennies aswell.
You're the absolute worst type of system owner. You throw caution to the wind like it's confetti and display all the eloquence of a caveman smashing a rock against another rock to make one of them work better. The simple fact that you came here posting that you "overclocked shit to the max" demonstrates that you should never have been allowed to buy these parts in the first place, let alone assemble them into a working machine and definitely not to enter advanced and potentially dangerous configuration options. And yes, I have an intense dislike for the language you use in your post. I swear like a mother****er in real life but online I like to pretend that I have some decorum. To reiterate what Tanya has stated, your graphics card is considered low-end and the fact that you have two running in SLI makes no difference; SLI and Crossfire are vastly overrated unless you have cards which make them worthwhile, and even then a decent single or dual GPU card will still blow them out of the water, especially if overclocked. Second, you're not overclocking the CPU to try and make games run smoother, are you? It is the GPU which handles the majority of the grunt work when playing games (kind of makes sense now, doesn't it? Graphics card?) and so tweaking this can drastically improve performance. For example my 6870 will actually stutter a little when playing Saints Row The Third at its stock settings; 900MHz core clock and 1050 on the memory. Change just the core clock to 930 and this stuttering disappears completely. A tiny change can have a profound impact but again, only if you have the hardware to support it. There have been some excellent links provided for you here, even the sarcastic "25,000 Google results" link which honestly, is what you should have done yourself in the first place. Overclocking is a very risky game and you are to be perfectly honestly incredibly lucky that you didn't simply burn out your processor that first time. My advice to you, ease into this slowly; treat overclocking the way you'd treat a virgin (yes I just made that analogy). Don't just slam into the poor girl and start recklessly hammering away without reason or method. Take it slow, be gentle with her, and she will absolutely give you a hassle-free, awesome time. Can I rep you for saying all that^^^^? |
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oxymoron02 Tell us all how you really feel.
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09 Sep 2012 | #13 |
The American car does have gears, even if it is automatic transmission; at the very least it has "R, N, D, 1, 2"
But dude seriously....... Take the advice read into what your doing before you do I posted a good starter OC software and tutorial in one of my posts find it start there.
It may help when you get up and running. Also monitor your system when your OC |
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09 Sep 2012 | #14 |
Get a GTX 690.
OC it slightly and it'll dominate everything else |
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09 Sep 2012 | #15 |
Mintos I certainly won't stop you.
Bear, does it honestly not aggravate you to your wit's end when someone makes a post like crazykilla's? No research whatsoever, no attempt to understand what he's doing; just straight into overclocking everything as high as possible and expecting it work, only to end up absolutely baffled when it doesn't? And to skimp on the graphics card when you want to play graphics-intensive games such as Skyrim and LA Noire again only shows his complete inexperience in buying and building computers. Then coming here and explaining everything with liberal doses of "crap" and "shit" thrown in like he's slinging around words as if he's wielding some sort of forum-based six-shooter? For crazykilla; You never told us what kind of numbers you're clocking to, and how you set about doing it in the BIOS. My first foray into overclocking was a disaster which only manifested after around two weeks (and that was incredibly lucky on my part), as thanks to an unintuitive BIOS from XFX I managed to overclock the chipset rather than the CPU and didn't realise this until my system kept blue screening entirely at random. |
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Yes to a degree oxymoron02. But we all have a deferent learning curve. The OP is lucky he/she got a motherboard that won't let the computer become a toaster. Hopefully with the post here the learning will start. I wouldn't think one would buy a motherboard like that and not over clock. I also do agree that one of the new wip asss video cards would be a great idea. It would help gaming more than a over clock would. These are choice the the owner operator of the computer have to make. My main point is and was, the first thing one does in my mind is the homework and learn. Don't jump off the bridge to see if you can swim. Learn to swim and then jump off the bridge.
With a little home work one would probably choose a different motherboard for a beginner. Chose a different video card and looked into better cooling. |
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And the moral of this story is Learn to walk before you run.
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question is did you change the voltages or overclock the wrong thing, did you change settings that don't even need changing.
do you have the k version of the i7? or the normal one. so little information given what you were asking. |
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City of Stockton, California Votes Yes on Bankruptcy
The City Council voted to approve an austerity plan, including stopping bond payments and making deep cuts in retiree health care, as part of a plan to file Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
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ugh, just awful to hear. I'm trying to find work at the local governmental level (municipal, township, county) and know how much a lot of localities are hurting in this economy (especially with all the hiring freezes and understaffing that they have as a result). Declaring bankruptcy like this is going to have very long lasting negative repercussions on a lot of aspects of daily village life, ranging from future borrowing efforts to the financial well-being of former and current employees through no fault of their own.
And I'm sure that some of the luxuries that the have, such as certain redevelopments and the team as you mentioned will be among the first to get the axe to prevent cuts elsewhere, though the particular responsibilities in how local governance is laid out likely differs between California and Illinois. Hoffman Estates in Illinois is dealing with a lot of similar issues like Stockton, particularly with the white elephant that has become the Sears Centre arena, though thankfully not to as big of a degree as of yet.... |
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Taking your very first country single to the top of the charts is a dream that many stars dream, but not many accomplish, so when Cole Swindell took 'Chillin' It' to #1 in 2013, that makes all the work he's done definitely worth it, and makes him want to go back there again! Cole's follow up 'Hope You Get Lonely Tonight' just may be his second #1 song! Let us know what you think about Cole's latest single by voting now!
Cole Swindell may be a hit with the ladies, but he's still waiting for the right one!
Turning a personal tragedy into a hit record is tricky, and not just for all the normal reasons that it's difficult to make a song into a hit. Artists who write a great personal song may be hesitant to record it for months or years. Taste of Country writer Billy Dukes considers three powerful songs and three artists who dealt with the personal tragedies that inspired them in very different ways.
Valentine's Day gifts don't need to cost a fortune, but many men end up spending a month's car payment or more anyway. Cole Swindell once tried to woo a girl with a high-priced gift. The problem was, he didn't have a girl in mind. And he had been drinking ...
It looks like it's going to be Cole Swindell's year. The singer-songwriter just announced the release date for his self-titled debut album, and it will hit the shelves in the new year, making his first dose of 2014 a pretty great one.
No doubt that country's newcomer, Cole Swindell, has what it takes to make it in the music business, but it sure doesn't hurt to have Luke Bryan as a college fraternity brother and fellow band mate. That's right, the two met in col
Country newcomer Cole Swindell's father died unexpectedly over Labor Day weekend. The 'Chillin' It' singer shared the news on his Twitter page, including a sweet photo of the two of them from his youth.


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Gossling releases new album "Harvest of Gold" featuring single 'Never Expire' on November 1st 2013
Guienafowl release new EP "I Hope My City Loves me Still" featuring single 'Little Death'
The debut album from British trio London Grammar featuring single's 'Wasting my young years' and 'Strong'
Whitley returns in 2013 with a new album "Even The Stars Are A Mess" featuring the single 'My Heart Is Not A Machine'
The debut EP from the London trio featuring the single 'Hey Now.'
The highly anticipated album "Departures" featuring the single 'Battleships'
Dropkick Murphys come out swinging with their new album "Signed And Sealed In Blood."
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Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan Telecommunications Co., the country's biggest phone company, said full-year profit rose 1.5 percent because of dividend income and interest payments on a loan to a subsidiary.
Net income increased to 9.29 billion rupees ($108.8 million) or 1.82 a share in the 12 months ended June 30, from 9.15 billion rupees or 1.79 rupees, the Islamabad-based company said in a statement to the stock exchange today. Revenue fell to 57.2 billion rupees from 59.2 billion.
The company gave a loan of 5 billion rupees to Ufone, its mobile phone subsidiary, on which Pakistan Telecom earned interest, boosting profit, said Mustafa Bilwani, research analyst at JS Global Capital Ltd. in Karachi, who has a "buy" recommendation on the stock. Pakistan Telecom also gained 330 million rupees in the form of dividends paid by Ufone, he said.
The company's "other operating income," under which the dividend and interest income is accounted for, rose to 5.13 billion rupees in the year ended June 30, from 4.27 billion rupees a year ago, according to the statement.
Pakistan Telecom has faced competition from Telenor ASA of Norway and China Mobile Communications Ltd. since 2004, when the government awarded licenses to private operators, ending its monopoly.
Pakistan Telecom shares, which have risen 2.6 percent this year, rose 0.8 percent to 18.10 rupees as of 9 a.m. on the Karachi Stock Exchange.
Emirates Telecommunications Corp., the United Arab Emirates state-owned phone company, won management control of Pakistan Telecom in April 2006 after buying a 26 percent stake in the company for $2.6 billion.
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Cool. I'm looking forward to the trip. Not long to go :)
Are you travelling with the group on 25th? I booked late so have to fly out separately on 24th.
Will stay in Dubrovnik. May have to organise a separate transfer to Lopud Island as well due to the flight coming in at 10.05 its quite late.
I'm still deciding on what to pack and what not too. :)
The whole of Croatia look soo pretty.
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Title: | Republic of Texas Is No More: An Answer to the Claim that Texas Was Unconstitutionally Annexed to the United States |
Author: | Brock, Ralph H. |
Abstract: | This article will examine that argument, beginning with a review of the history of Texas annexation, the birth of the Republic of Texas (R.O.T.), and its claim to have perfected its sovereignty through judicial proceedings in the Supreme Court of Texas and in the International Court of Justice. Next, the article will address the merits of the R.O.T.'s argument that Texas annexation into the Union was unconstitutional and survey the controlling principles of international law. Lastly, it will conclude that even if annexation were illegal, any constitutional defects have been cured by estoppel, time, acquiescence, and the need to preserve international order and safety. |
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Microsoft: Allow Final Fantasy XIV to be released on XBOX One with shared servers.
Final Fantasy is a wonderful series, and currently it is only being released on PS3/PS4 due to Microsoft's policy of not allowing games to connect to additional servers, that our outside of XBOX Live. Since what makes Final Fantasy XIV so great is the volume of people playing the game, it would hurt the game to only have servers setup for XBOX players.
Square-Enix wants to bring XIV to as many platforms as possible, and having it release on the XBOX One will be a great addition to the lineup. However Microsoft's policies are the main factor into getting this game on the new XBOX.
The Producer/Director "Yoshi-P" had the following to say:
"The policy has not changed on Microsoft's side; the main reason from our side is that I don't want the community to be divided; to be split into two or more. For example, one player might be on the PC version, another might be on the PS4 version, and I'm playing the Xbox version - but we're not able to join the same game servers. That is just... I just don't like the idea. I disagree with it."
"I would love for as many players as possible to enjoy the game worldwide, so from a business point of view it could make sense to have it on the Xbox platforms. But as I mentioned earlier, that would bring about the tragedy that somebody might have to give up their existing character. Then players might get frustrated, and then they ask us - 'Square Enix, can't you do something?' and then... yeah. Unless that happens, we can't really do anything."
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Matthew Wilson's presentation draws parallels between the rising consumer-electronic sector associated with personal activity monitors and the rapid visioning of smart urbanism. He interrogates developments in interoperability and propriety, competition and habit, fashion and surveillance. He addresses the social-cultural and political implications for this refiguring of spatial thought and action as well as the capacities reinforced and developed through the implementation of these technologies and techniques.
Matthew Wilson is currently Visiting Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning and Design at the Graduate School of Design and Visiting Scholar at the Center for Geographic Analysis at Harvard University and Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Kentucky, where he co-directs the New Mapping Collaboratory. Matt holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Washington. His website is http://matthew-w-wilson.com.


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Posted onE-Myth Worldwide, an international coaching and training company, will make the keynote presentation at this year's Marine Dealer Conference & Expo, scheduled for Nov. 17-19 at the Rio All Suites & Casino in Las Vegas.
Keynote speaker Karin Iwata has coached and trained more than 150 small business owners. She commands "exceptional knowledge" of the concepts that will teach attendees sound entrepreneurial thinking and how it can help them create a successful and sustainable business, according to the Marine Retailers Association of America.
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The National Book Critics Circle has chosen the finalists for their annual awards, which will be announced on March 12 in New York City (if you're local, you can watch for yourself—the ceremony is open to the public). Check out the fiction and nonfiction finalists below, and visit their site for the full list.
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Paula Hawkins has something to smile about. Her novel, The Girl on the Train, will top this week's New York Times bestseller list. That's quite a feat for any author, let alone an unknown: This is the first time that a debut novel* has made the #1 spot in its first week on sale since Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian was published in 2005. According to the publishers, Riverhead, more than 300,000 copies are in print, and the book is being sold at unconventional retail outlets, including Urban Outfitters.
We weren't surprised to hear that the unexpected twists and turns of The Girl on the Train got readers buzzing—they definitely had our editors intrigued. In her BookPage interview, Hawkins talked about the difficulty of surprising readers with twists that still manage to function as an "ah-ha" moment.
"It's all about feeding tiny pieces of information, but hopefully keeping them slightly ambivalent. You have to have different people see different things in different ways, and hold back particular pieces of information," she explains.
Hawkins is hard at work on another book, although it is quite likely that touring for The Girl on the Train will be keeping her busy for the next several weeks—she'll be appearing at Nashville's own Parnassus Books on February 8.
Have you picked up The Girl on the Train yet?
*Hawkins has published other novels under a pseudonym—we're betting they are on the way to the printers as we speak.
Looking for a hearty, soul-warming staple to get you through the final weeks of winter? Then try this Italian-inspired recipe for Hunter's Chicken Stew from our January Top Pick in Cookbooks, The Pollan Family Table.
Hunter's Chicken Stew with Tomatoes and Mushrooms
4 servings
Our hunter's stew is an Italian take on the classic Polish dish, with chicken as a stand-in for pork. The tender morsels of chicken are smothered in a luscious gravy, making this a dish that the family loves.
1 whole chicken (3½ to 4 pounds), giblets and backbone removed, cut into 8 serving pieces
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 large Spanish onion, thinly sliced
8 cremini or baby bella mushroom caps, thickly sliced
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup dry white wine
¾ cup low-sodium chicken broth
One 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes with juice
1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme leaves
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage leaves
1 bay leaf
Set a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 375ºF.
Season the chicken liberally with salt and pepper.
In a Dutch oven or a large ovenproof pot, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add 4 of the chicken pieces, skin side down. Cook undisturbed until the skin is golden, about 7 minutes. Flip the chicken pieces and cook until brown, about 4 minutes more. Transfer to a platter and repeat with the remaining pieces of chicken. Set aside.
Wipe the Dutch oven clean with paper towels and add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil. Heat over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the onion, mushrooms and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender and fragrant, about 8 minutes.
Add the flour and cook, stirring constantly, until the flour is thoroughly mixed with the onion and mushrooms, about 2 minutes. Raise the heat to high and stir in the wine, scraping up any brown bits at the bottom of the pan. Add the chicken broth, tomatoes and their juice, thyme, sage, the bay leaf, 1 ½ teaspoons of salt and ⅛ teaspoon of pepper. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the browned chicken and any accumulated juices, submerging the pieces into the liquid. Cover and place the pot in the oven.
Bake until the chicken is tender, about 30 minutes. Take off the lid and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
Remove the pot from the oven and, using tongs, transfer the chicken to a platter. Return the pot to the burner, turn the heat to high, and cook until the sauce is thickened, about 4 minutes. Remove the bay leaf. Spoon the mushrooms and sauce over the chicken and serve.
Get your library cards ready! Librarians around the country voted, and LibraryReads has put together a list of the upcoming February titles that librarians are most excited about putting on their shelves.
Topping the list is the incomparable Anne Tyler's family saga, A Spool of Blue Thread. Other books included on the list are M.O. Walsh's heartbreaking and suspenseful My Sunshine Away and Ariana Franklin's latest historical novel, The Siege Winter. Check out the full LibraryReads list here!
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Thomas Pierce's debut short story collection, Hall of Small Mammals, is sometimes strange, sometimes fantastical and manages to perfectly balance between tragic and hilarious. Within this collection, a mother is saddled with a cloned baby mammoth by her selfish son; two siblings are trapped in a pantry and very confused; and a father and son blunder through a cliqueish, vaguely cult-like community of campers. Ultimately this collection shines a light on the pain and beauty that can be found within all close relationships. If you enjoy George Saunders, Karen Russell or J. Robert Lennon, you might want to pick up this book.
Here's an excerpt from the title short story, "Hall of Small Mammals":
"I think the pace is picking up," the woman behind me said, and when I looked up, I saw that she was right. We were really moving now. I could see the entrance ot the Hall of Small Mammals, its brown double doors open wide to receive us. But where was Val? I scanned the crowds. Had I been wrong to let a twelve-year-old go off on his own at a public zoo? I was beginning to suspect that I'd made a poor decision. My experience with children was and is fairly limited. I have two grown nieces that I rarely see in person, though my fridge is plastered with their childhood photos and printed emails. My older brother, the girls' father, once said that being a parent is the most important thing he's ever done with his life. I've never had the nerve to ask him what that says about my life.
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Once upon a time, BookPage sent me a copy of The Kingdom of Little Wounds (originally marketed for ages 14 and up) to read and review for the October 2013 issue. After I read it, I got out my drum and cried, "But it's not YA!" Associate Editor Cat Acree and I emailed back and forth about this issue for a whole day, and we ended up with enough talking points to write a (very, very short) dissertation. Or, as she suggested, to stick it on the blog (here).
And with that, Locker Combinations was born.
If you haven't been reading this series from its beginning, you probably aren't familiar with why we named it Locker Combinations. Here's why:
Locker Combinations is a way to "see inside" YA (young adult) literature. By opening a locker, sometimes you find meaningful objects, like photos and mementos. Sometimes you find useful objects, like pens and pencils; informative objects, like your history textbook; or secret objects, like that note your friend slipped between the grates. Sometimes you find gruesome objects, like those gym clothes you've been meaning to take home and wash. And sometimes you find a mirror, where you can see an image of yourself.
With only a few more days before the launch of BookPage's new teen e-newsletter, Yay! YA (you can sign up for it here), I was asked to share with readers what exactly is so great about YA lit—and why it resonates with me!
The new year is a time to think about transformations. But year-round, YA lit focuses on the space between being one thing and being another, with characters sometimes choosing one option unequivocally and other times finding a way to embrace both. Teens think about these issues . . . but adults do, too.
Normally when I talk with students about transformations in YA lit, we talk about teenage shapeshifters: werewolves, selkies, dragons, etc. But to me this year's best example of transformation in YA lit is less metaphorical: Girls Like Us by Gail Giles. Over the course of this short, accessible book, developmentally disabled high school graduates Biddy and Quincy and their recently widowed landlady Elizabeth gradually transform from characters weighed down by their pasts—and by the labels society has assigned them—into people who can build friendships and careers and find happiness despite obstacles.
Veteran YA author Andrew Smith is no stranger to metaphor: The dark horrorscapes that mirror real world terrors in The Marbury Lens (and its companion novel Passenger) established him as a master of the form. Last year, though, Smith took metaphor to yet another level with Grasshopper Jungle, telling two stories, one about teenage boys and the other about giant hungry mutant praying mantises with only one thing on their minds. But are they really two stories, or is one a running metaphor for the other?
You don't have to be a teenager to appreciate the power of metaphor. Adult fiction deals with metaphor too, of course—especially in genres like fantasy, science fiction and horror—but YA's metaphors tend to be more immediate and closer to the surface. Like Smith's oversized insects, this makes them impossible to ignore.
YA lit is often dismissed as more simplistic than adult fiction, but books like E. Lockhart's We Were Liars refute that notion.
Some stories have a beginning, a middle and an end, in that order. Sometimes only one story is being told at a time, and sometimes readers can trust a story's narrator to tell the truth. None of these are the case in Lockhart's postmodern, boundary-pushing YA novel. Narrator Cady's tale of summer friendship and romance on a privileged family's private island is constantly interrupted by flashbacks, bits and pieces of fairy tales and hints that a mysterious accident may be linked to sinister secrets that Cady's bouts of amnesia won't let her access. Lockhart's highly literary, experimental style challenges teen readers to create their own understandings out of disjointed, sometimes complimentary and sometimes contradictory narrative threads.
Lockhart's novel is only one of innumerable YA books that demonstrate that YA can be just as complex, nuanced and multilayered as literature written for adults.
How much power do teens—especially teenage girls—have over their lives and the lives of others around them? Conversion by Katherine Howe explores this question through two parallel stories, one taking place at the time of the Salem witchcraft trials and the other set in a modern Massachusettes high school. In 1692 Salem, teen Ann Putnam Jr. finds herself at the heart of the town's witchcraft hysteria, while in the present day an unexplained neurological illness is creating panic at all-female St. Joan's Academy. Are the sick girls—and the supposed witches' victims—being controlled by outside forces, or have they been the ones in control all along?
Determining, negotiating and reworking questions of social power are definitely not the exclusive purview of teens. Adult power dynamics can be so complicated, and can have such high stakes, that reading about teens who change the world is a good way to put things in perspective.
In some ways, the issue of identity is central to all of YA lit. Consider Noggin by John Corey Whaley: Sixteen-year-old Travis, dying of leukemia, has agreed to an experimental, last-chance treatment. His head has been attached to another teenager's formerly-dead body. In part because the body he inhabits isn't his original one—and in part because five years have elapsed since his head was frozen and then thawed—Travis quickly finds that a lot of rethinking is in store. Although the premise sounds silly, Travis' identity struggle (and his highly punnish sense of humor) will resonate with any teen who's ever wondered who they really are.
And who doesn't sometimes feel like they're walking around in a body that's completely different than what's in their head?
Reading YA lit, especially recent books that accent some of the most interesting ideas that YA tackles, is a great way to get through the winter doldrums. And if your 2015 New Year's resolution is to read more YA (and why shouldn't it be?), don't forget to subscribe to Yay! YA to learn about the latest reviews, author interviews and web exclusives on BookPage.com. Happy reading!
Locker Combinations is a Book Case feature by BookPage contributor and young adult (YA) literature expert Jill Ratzan. Using a variety of literary, cultural and educational perspectives, Jill guest blogs about the latest in YA lit and the general direction, trends and changes of the field. Read more BookPage reviews, interviews and posts by Jill here.
Most Saturdays end up being readathon days, but this Saturday, you can read for a good cause. By hosting National Readathon Day on January 24, Penguin Random House, GoodReads, Mashable and the National Book Foundation hope to raise funds to support the National Book Foundation's literacy programs. In America, 40% of adults are at or below basic reading proficiency, and 14% are illiterate.
How can you help promote literacy this Saturday? Host a reading party, or encourage your local library to host one, and invite your friends to donate to the cause! The Readathon will go from 12:00-4:00 P.M., which is the perfect amount of time to really dig into a book you've been meaning to start for a while. So get out there and read for a good cause!
Get excited: 2015 is going to be a terrific year for readers. For those of you who love to count down the days to the release of that book you can't wait to get your hands on, we've compiled a list of 15 books that we think will be among the most beloved—and most talked-about—releases of the year.
It's been way too long since Link released a story collection, but the wait is almost over—Get in Trouble will be published in just a couple of weeks. This collection of stories finds ordinary people getting mixed up with superheroes, fairies and far-future playboys. (Our reviewer compares her writing to "Buffy the Vampire Slayer.") In other words, get ready for deliciously creepy, completely magical fun. read more>>
The Japanese-born and English-bred author of Never Let Me Go and The Remains of the Day—who never writes the same book twice—returns in March with his first novel in 10 long years. It's a fable-like story set in a vaguely medieval world that is actually the near future—sounds complicated, but we have faith that this much-lauded writer will pull off something magical.
Among current writers of narrative nonfiction, none can top Larson's skill for weaving parallel story lines into a gripping account of a historical event. The sinking of the luxury liner the Lusitania on May 1, 1915, by a German U-boat seems tailor-made for the Larson treatment, with a cast of characters ranging from Winston Churchill and Woodrow Wilson to the ship's many notable passengers.
Condé Nast Travel editor and novelist Yanagihara returns with a second novel, following her breakthrough 2013 debut, The People in the Trees. A powerful story of friendship, loyalty and the difficulty of overcoming your past, A Little Life may be the best book you read this year—and it will almost certainly be the most heartbreaking. Fans of Lionel Shriver or Ian McEwan, meet your new favorite writer. read more>>
The Water for Elephants author returns to historical fiction in her fifth novel, which is set in 1942. In the height of World War II, a spoiled Philadelphia socialite sets out with her husband and their best friend to find the Loch Ness Monster. Once there, she discovers some hard truths about life and the people she loves. read more>>
The author of the mega-bestseller Born to Run returns with another fascinating story sure to make runners want to lace up their shoes and hit the road—and sure to give armchair travelers another setting to dream about. This time, McDougall's story begins on the island of Crete, where a daring band of WWII Resistance fighters pulled off the astonishing feat of kidnapping a heavily guarded Nazi general.
Could a book about forgoing marriage possibly deliver the same kind of jolt as Bolick's 2011 Atlantic cover story on the subject? Why, yes — yes it could. Based on what we've seen, her unapologetic (and wonderfully readable) look at living life on her own terms as a single woman will spur a whole new round of debate about the personal and social consequences of plummeting marriage rates.
No one writes about the complicated history of the black experience in America with more clarity and authority than Morrison, and she has the prizes to show for it: She's won a Pulitzer and a National Book Award, not to mention the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Her 11th novel centers on the relationship between a light-skinned black woman and her dark-skinned daughter, whose different skin tones create a divide between them. read more>>
The latest work of popular history from reader favorite and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner McCullough sounds irresistible: Two bicycle mechanics who grew up in a house without plumbing or electricity (but plenty of books) manage to create one of the greatest inventions in human history—the first flying machine. Assisting the brave and ingenious Wright brothers was their sister Katharine, whose contributions have been heretofore mostly overlooked.
Kate Atkinson's stellar Life After Life was one of the best books of 2013. So the news that the Scottish author is returning with a companion story is most welcome. She's exploring the life of Teddy, Ursula's flyboy younger brother—both his adventures in the RAF and the life he returns to after those wartime experiences, which contains even greater challenges. read more>>
Accomplished storyteller Kent Haruf died last December, but readers can look forward to one more trip to Holt, Colorado, this summer. Haruf continues to chronicle the lives of extraordinary, ordinary people in his new work, which finds a widow and widower forging an unlikely friendship. read more>>
The author of Summer Sisters and YA classics like Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret will release a new novel for adults in June. It's based on the true story of three unexplained airplane crashes that took place in her hometown of Elizabeth, New Jersey, in the early 1950s. It's a storyline that reads as all too timely after the Malaysian Air disaster last spring. read more>>
Paula McLain's second novel, The Paris Wife, chronicled the life of Hemingway's first wife, Hadley Richardson—and was one of the standouts amid the wave of stories about the wives of famous men that followed on the heels of Nancy Horan's 2007 bestseller, Loving Frank. McLain returns this year with the story of a woman who had no trouble standing on her own two feet: 1920s aviator Beryl Markham. read more>>
The author who inspires more schauedenfreud than perhaps any other returns in September with a family drama that spans decades and continents as it follows Purity Tyler's quest to find her father. read more>>
Judging from the response to her Ted talks on creativity, there's a huge audience awaiting Gilbert's in-depth look at how inspiration and imagination can combine to unleash the "strange jewels" within us all. The author of Eat, Pray, Love will offer advice on how we can conquer our fears and lead a creative life—whether we're authors, artists or accountants. read more>>
RELATED CONTENT: More news on 2015 releases; all posts about 2015 releases.
Nashvillians got a literary treat on Saturday night, thanks to local nonprofit and writer's collective The Porch. In their first annual fundraiser, founders Susannah Felts and Katie McDougall put together an "only in Nashville" lineup of musicians and storytellers for a very memorable evening.
The headliners of "A Tale of Two Tims" were Tim O'Brien and Tim O'Brien—one a National Book Award-winning author of books like The Things They Carried and Tomcat in Love; the other, a Grammy-winning Americana and bluegrass performer. Despite occasionally receiving each other's mail, the two had never met until this weekend.
In an introduction that laid out the mission for The Porch, Felts (left) said that they wanted the city to be known as much for its writing as it is for its culinary, culture and music scenes. McDougall (right) went on to honor storytelling as a very human need, something as natural as breathing. "And like breathing, it's easy to take for granted," she said.
It certainly felt that storytelling was as natural as breathing for the artists featured in A Tale of Two Tims. First up was Korby Lenker, who charmed the crowd with the song "Book Nerd" (which is apparently a favorite with the staff of Parnassus Books, for obvious reasons!).
Lenker's second song, "My Little Life," was performed with flair on a ukulele.
Next up was spoken-word artist Minton Sparks (pictured with guitarist John Jackson). Watching someone tell you a story might sound like a dull, Victorian sort of entertainment, but Sparks makes her tales of country life and the strange characters in her own family tree completely mesmerizing, incorporating music, expressive body language and onomatopoeia into her electric performances. In between stories, she treated the audience to some off-the-cuff anecdotes from her early (and quickly abandoned) career as a songwriter, saying "some of my material's not what radio is looking for, to be honest."
Next, musician Tim O'Brien took the stage to perform a couple of songs, including one inspired by the work of Annie Proulx, "Brother Wind."
Then it was on to Tim O'Brien, author, who broke the ice with a magic show complete with lovely assistant, disappearing cards and a dancing table.
Then, it was the long awaited moment when the two Tims (hereafter referred to as Author Tim and Musician Tim) came together. "He's gonna do magic and I'm gonna sing," joked Author Tim...but actually, the two participated in a Q&A session moderated by Andrew Maraniss (whose first book, Strong Inside, just made the NYT Sports bestseller list).
Maraniss' first question for Author Tim was, "Why magic?" To which Author Tim responded, "I asked myself that 10 minutes ago! I almost had a heart attack." He went on to discuss the way that stories "are also an illusion," saying that both stories and magic "require a suspension of disbelief."
Musician Tim agreed that musical performances also require sleight of hand and illusion, saying that most performers he knew were pretty different from their onstage selves.
Most moving moment: Author Tim illustrated the way that readers contribute to a work by bringing their own experience to it by recalling a memory of his platoon singing "Hey Jude." "I remember 100 soldiers going across a rice paddy in Vietnam near dusk, almost twilight. One guy—this makes me wanna cry—one guy started singing that song, and then another guy. And then as we crossed that paddy it was like a boys choir. And we were boys. Nineteen, 20, 21 years old. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders." (Listen to this clip.)
Funniest anecdote: Musician Tim once cashed an unclaimed check from Playboy that was most likely meant for Author Tim. "I owe you $500," he joked.
On the process: Author Tim admitted that "I'm an underwear guy. I rarely get dressed."
Simile alert: Musician Tim imagined that writing a novel is "like writing 100 albums."
The program ended with a reading from The Things They Carried by Author Tim, while Musician Tim played "Time to Learn" to a spellbound crowd—who responded with a standing ovation.
We can't wait to see what else The Porch has in store for us in 2015! For more on the two Tims, check out the interview they did with Parnassus Books.


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SCOPE: The Greene Line Collection traces the development of Green Line Steamers Incorporated, as well as its antecedent and related companies through correspondence, financial documentation, business records, newspaper clippings, photographs, blueprints and memorabilia. The years covered by the collection are the 1920s through the 1950s.
The materials in the collection date from the 1920s to the early 1960s. The collection consists of 30 half-size record boxes and four oversized boxes, totaling about 18 linear feet.
In addition, the collection boasts a sizeable amount of documentation and blueprints covering the U.S. Lighthouse Tender Wakerobin, a vessel that was of personal interest to the previous collector of the Greene Line Collection. When the Greene Line Collection was acquired, the materials regarding the Wakerobin were included. The Wakerobin materials consist of correspondence, operational records, and blueprints pertaining to the vessel from the 1920s through the 1950s.
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ACCESS: A published finding aid for Special Collection P-10 is available for download, in .PDF and .RTF format. Some of the collection may be photocopied, digitally scanned, or photographed, depending on condition and/or restrictions.
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Same thing happened with the major publications on that school shooting where the principle (or was it vice?) ran to his car to get his gun and then ran back and stopped the shooter. I think they did a comparison and only one or two papers even mentioned the gun, the others said that the shooter was "tackled" like in this one.
We may as well face it that anytime that a shooter is stopped and "tackled" is used, or anytime you read that the assault was "stopped" without any further explaination, that something is being left out, on purpose of course.
I don't know when it became the norm for journalist to put in their agenda/bias/"facts" or opinion into their stories. Used to be that the moral code for them was to report the story, truthfully, without any interjection of agenda/bias/"facts" or opinion. Something that you USED to learn in journalisim 101 (but I failed spelling ).
I trust the news media (both TV and Magazines/papers) about .13% and Fox News about 15% (I still find agenda's / opinions being pushed, both good and bad).
As far as this stopping or being corrected, don't hold your breath. It will get much worse before it even gets better, if it ever does. Even Fox New's owner is a liberal, he does try to produce unbias, fair and balanced, news but you still see the liberalism leaking through every once in awhile.


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Driving Directions
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Our Upcoming 2014 Dances
Open English Country Dancing
Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Nov 6, 13, 20
Dance on Nov 27 tbd
Dec 4, 11, 18
No dance on Dec 25 & Jan 1
All ECD classes are at the Winchester Community Center from 6 sharp to 7:45pm
-- Classes are only $5/session
Scottish Country Dancing
Oct 3, 10, 17, 24
No dance on Oct 31st
Nov 7, 14, 21
Dance Nov 28 tbd
Dec 5, 12, 19
No dance Dec 26
Dance Jan 2 tbd
Dancing is at Charleston Heights Arts Center from 6:30pm to 8:45pm
Saturday Contra Dance
Oct 25 at Blue Diamond
Nov 8 at Charleston Heights Arts Center
Nov 22 in Boulder City
Dec 20 at Charleston Heights Arts Center
2015 Schedule to be released soon!
$10 General Admission with a free ticket for the next dance (for 1st timers only)
Dancing is at Charleston Heights Arts Center with a live band! Beginner class starts at 6:30pm, with our evening dance from 7pm-10pm
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Welcome to the Southern Nevada Old-Time Contra dancers (SNOCD) new website, with current program listings, dance dates and photos. We sponsor Contra, English Country Dance & Scottish Country Dance programs. You can view details for each of our dance offerings by going to their respective web page.
Note our programs are open to all dancers; we welcome beginners!
Update July 30, 2014:
Note our Pride, Prejudice and Zombies Dance is on Saturday, November 1 (Day of the Dead), from 1:45pm to 5:45pm.
General Admission is $10/person of all ages and $5/person for SNOCD members. The theme is Dance Macabre.
We have 3 Contras remaining with live music this November through December, but note they will be at two different locations:
Saturday November 8 at Charleston Heights Arts Center
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Saturday November 22 at 600 Nevada Way, Boulder City, in the Dept of Water & Power building. Doors open at 6:15pm; dance from 6:30pm to 10pm, leading off with a beginner dance introduction from 6:30pm-7pm
Saturday December 20 at
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Entire Contra evenings are $10 for non-members and $5 for SNOCD members and students.
Scottish Country Dance classes are at Charleston Heights.
General admission is $5; SNOCD members pay only $4, but can get a block of tickets for only $3/session. Note there will be no dance on Friday, October 31st.
We presently have our
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English Country Dancing at the Winchester Community Center, on Thursdays, starting at 6pm. The cost is only $5 per session and newcomers are welcome.
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Many, many thanks to our contra dancers; our very own Las Vegas band--112 and Then Some providing a spooky selection of live music; Norma for her novel selection of dances and decorations; and for the folks of Blue Diamond for inviting us to our Halloween Contra Night on Oct 25!
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Dude Ranch Durango, United States - A full service dude ranch in Southwest Colorado, offering delicious home-cooked meals, cozy accommodations, horseback riding, fishing, hiking, children's program, shooting sports, swimming, evening programs, plus more AND the friendliest staff around
Dude Ranch Whitefish, United States - A great Western vacation for all ages is what the Bar W Guest Ranch on Spencer Lake in Whitefish is all about. The Bar W is open year round and ready to treat you with true Western Montana hospitality.
Dude Ranch Madison, United States - All-inclusive guest ranch offering an outstanding horseback riding vacation, unguided riding opportunities, excellent cuisine and delightful accommodations. The 200 scenic, rolling acre property features pool, hot tub, game room, bikes, and more.
Dude Ranch Seeley Lake, United States - Experience the adventure of an authentic guest ranch vacation in the heart of the Montana Rockies. Enjoy horseback riding, blue ribbon fishing, ranch life, breathtaking scenery and genuine western hospitality!
Dude Ranch Mc Leod, United States - Enjoy a Montana wilderness vacation north of Yellowstone Park with many outdoor activities: Horseback riding; Fly fish the Boulder River; Jeep trip to alpine lakes and historic gold mining towns; Hiking to unique places; Scenic float trip; and more.
Dude Ranch Kelly, United States - Red Rock Ranch, a premier family owned summer Guest Ranch located in the beautiful Bridger Teton National Forest just outside of scenic Jackson, WY, and minutes from Teton National Park. Families, Adults Only weeks and Corporate groups.
Dude Ranch South Boston, United States - Shangrila Guest Ranch, all inclusive horseback riding vacation packages and hourly or day trail riding by appointment. Known for its personalized service, variety and length of trail riding opportunities and down home atmosphere. Open year-round.
Dude Ranch Yucca, United States - Stagecoach Trails Guest Ranch a dude ranch located in NW Arizona. Come experience an authentic western experience in the heart of cowboy country.
Dude Ranch Burwell, United States - Working cattle ranch vacation. Experience ranch life at its best, cattle drives, roping and riding. All inclusive: Log cabins, home cooked meals with family and horse back riding in the wide open space. Adults only:
Dude Ranch Kettle Falls, United States - Nestled high in the mountains in the northeastern corner of Washington state, sits Bull Hill Guest Ranch. Founded in 1903, Bull Hill is part of a working cattle ranch encompassing more than 50,000 acres of lush mountain landscapes.
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